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The Chela and the Path: Keys to Soul Mastery in the Aquarian Age
The Chela and the Path contains personal instruction from the master El Morya for all spiritual seekers and chelas (students of a spiritual teacher).
As El Morya Khan at the conclusion of the nineteenth century, he is known for his efforts in founding the Theosophical Society with the adept Koot Hoomi and for his far-reaching work in bringing together the ancient spiritual truths of the East with the traditions of the West. El Morya's instruction came in part in the form of personal letters addressed to a handful of disciples of the “Mahatma of the Himavat.” Those letters are now on file with the British Museum in London.
Now, with the incomparable skill of a Zen master, El Morya teaches us in The Chela and the Path to see beneath the surface of daily life and the ego of the lesser self to become who we really are. He calls us to “experience life with the faculties of the soul” as we learn and practice the keys to self-mastery on the spiritual path. A foundational work for all who aspire to a higher level of consciousness and spirituality.
As El Morya Khan at the conclusion of the nineteenth century, he is known for his efforts in founding the Theosophical Society with the adept Koot Hoomi and for his far-reaching work in bringing together the ancient spiritual truths of the East with the traditions of the West. El Morya's instruction came in part in the form of personal letters addressed to a handful of disciples of the “Mahatma of the Himavat.” Those letters are now on file with the British Museum in London.
Now, with the incomparable skill of a Zen master, El Morya teaches us in The Chela and the Path to see beneath the surface of daily life and the ego of the lesser self to become who we really are. He calls us to “experience life with the faculties of the soul” as we learn and practice the keys to self-mastery on the spiritual path. A foundational work for all who aspire to a higher level of consciousness and spirituality.
168 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1975
About the author
Elizabeth Clare Prophet
443 books110 followersElizabeth Clare Prophet (1939-2009) was an author, teacher, messenger of the ascended masters and leader of The Summit Lighthouse—an internationally recognized spiritual center for the advancement of inner awakening and soul liberation. For decades Elizabeth's books have been front runners in the movement for individual union with God. Millions of copies have been sold worldwide and published in more than 30 languages.
Throughout her lifetime, Elizabeth Clare Prophet walked the path of spiritual adeptship, advancing through the universal initiations common to mystics of both East and West. She taught about this path and described her own experiences for the benefit of all who desire to make spiritual progress. She lectured across North and South America, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, the Philippines, Ghana, Liberia and India. With Her husband, Mark L. Prophet, she led pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Egypt and India.
Thousands of people from across the globe attended her four yearly conferences and hundreds of students learned spiritual teachings from her Summit University retreats. Her great desire was to share a spiritual path that would take true seekers, in the tradition of the mystical paths of the world's religions, as far as they could go and needed to go to meet their true teachers, the ascended masters, the archangels and their own Higher Self, face-to-face.
Her unpublished writings, lectures and dictations from the ascended masters continue to be released by Summit University Press.
Throughout her lifetime, Elizabeth Clare Prophet walked the path of spiritual adeptship, advancing through the universal initiations common to mystics of both East and West. She taught about this path and described her own experiences for the benefit of all who desire to make spiritual progress. She lectured across North and South America, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, the Philippines, Ghana, Liberia and India. With Her husband, Mark L. Prophet, she led pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Egypt and India.
Thousands of people from across the globe attended her four yearly conferences and hundreds of students learned spiritual teachings from her Summit University retreats. Her great desire was to share a spiritual path that would take true seekers, in the tradition of the mystical paths of the world's religions, as far as they could go and needed to go to meet their true teachers, the ascended masters, the archangels and their own Higher Self, face-to-face.
Her unpublished writings, lectures and dictations from the ascended masters continue to be released by Summit University Press.
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May 23, 2024
A CHANNELED BY THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL AND TRIUMPHANT LEADER
Elizabeth Clare Prophet (1939-2009, aka ‘Mother’; leader of the Church Universal and Triumphant) wrote in the introductory section of this 1977 book, “This book contains facts we all need to know in order to meet the challenge of life in the twentieth century. That challenge is to understand and to be who and what we are---right in the midst of turbulent uncertainties, the disintegration of self-awareness, and the monolith of mechanization that mark this civilization. Our very life, even the integration of consciousness itself, is at stake in the challenge of just living from day to day… Who is the Ascended Master El Morya?... El Morya’s credibility lies in the fact that he has attained to the enlightenment of the Buddha and the ascension of the Christ. What’s more, he says that if we follow the same teachings of the gurus which he has followed, we too can attain. And then this will be OUR credibility.” (Pg. 7)
She continues, “El Morya lived as the brilliant mathematician and astrologer, Melchior, the wise man who visited the infant Messiah at his birth. As King Arthur, he governed the vast territory of Britain and instituted the council of the Round Table. As Thomas à Becket… he gave his life to preserve the Church from royal aggression. Later as Thomas More, he died a martyr… As Akbar the Great, Mogul emperor of India, he established order through enlightenment … as the poet Thomas Moore, he became loved as … the national lyricist of Ireland. He ascended at the conclusion of the nineteenth century…” (Pg.10-11)
She explains, “‘Chela’ is a term meaning student or disciple of a religious teacher. It is derived from the Hindi ‘cela,’ which is taken from the Sanskrit ‘ceta,’ meaning slave. In the Eastern tradition of chelaship… one desiring to have the mysteries of universal law imparted to him applies to the teacher, known as the guru, considered to be a master… to serve that teacher until he is found worthy to receive the keys to his own inner reality.” (Pg. 19)
She states, “The violet flame … is indeed the seventh-ray aspect of the Holy Spirit… the light of the Christ is refracted for mankind’s use in the planes of Matter. Each of the seven rays is a concentrated action of the light of God having a specific color and frequency resulting in a specific action of the Christ in body, mind and soul.” (Pg. 47)
She adds, “Being is electronic. Therefore another name for the I AM Presence is the Electronic Presence. Just as you have been taught to visualize the I AM Presence as the flaming identity of God surrounded by spherical rings comprising what is known as the causal body, so you may visualize that being which is your God-reality as a galaxy of light, a spiritual forcefield of tremendous cosmic power, wisdom, and love that is your very own.” (Pg. 59)
She asserts, “Make no mistake. Though organizations have failed, though individuals have betrayed the trust of God and man, the Great White Brotherhood continues to sponsor qualified leadership in outer activities and to use them both as the threshing floor where the chaff and the wheat may be separated to prove who is worthy of association with hierarchy. The Keepers of the Flame Fraternity … are examples of individuals sponsored by hierarchy to represent true Church Universal and Triumphant to all who are able to receive them.” (Pg. 104)
She states, “there is abroad… an enticing spirit, beguiling as the serpent, that is not the true spirit of prophecy… it is the voice of rebellion and of witchcraft… There are the crystal ball gazers, the psychic readers and self-proclaimed messiahs… coming in the name of the Church yet denying the true Church, coming in the name of the Logos yet their lives a betrayal of true reason and the law.” (Pg. 116)
She says, “In 1876, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky was ordered … to write ‘Isis Unveiled.’… Mary Baker Eddy was given certain revelations which she set forth in ‘Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Though at times beset with their own preconceptions and the burden of the mass consciousness, these witnesses codified the truth dan the law of East and West as the culmination of thousands of years of their souls’ distillations of the Spirit.” (Pg. 121)
This book may interest some who are studying the Church Universal and Triumphant.
Elizabeth Clare Prophet (1939-2009, aka ‘Mother’; leader of the Church Universal and Triumphant) wrote in the introductory section of this 1977 book, “This book contains facts we all need to know in order to meet the challenge of life in the twentieth century. That challenge is to understand and to be who and what we are---right in the midst of turbulent uncertainties, the disintegration of self-awareness, and the monolith of mechanization that mark this civilization. Our very life, even the integration of consciousness itself, is at stake in the challenge of just living from day to day… Who is the Ascended Master El Morya?... El Morya’s credibility lies in the fact that he has attained to the enlightenment of the Buddha and the ascension of the Christ. What’s more, he says that if we follow the same teachings of the gurus which he has followed, we too can attain. And then this will be OUR credibility.” (Pg. 7)
She continues, “El Morya lived as the brilliant mathematician and astrologer, Melchior, the wise man who visited the infant Messiah at his birth. As King Arthur, he governed the vast territory of Britain and instituted the council of the Round Table. As Thomas à Becket… he gave his life to preserve the Church from royal aggression. Later as Thomas More, he died a martyr… As Akbar the Great, Mogul emperor of India, he established order through enlightenment … as the poet Thomas Moore, he became loved as … the national lyricist of Ireland. He ascended at the conclusion of the nineteenth century…” (Pg.10-11)
She explains, “‘Chela’ is a term meaning student or disciple of a religious teacher. It is derived from the Hindi ‘cela,’ which is taken from the Sanskrit ‘ceta,’ meaning slave. In the Eastern tradition of chelaship… one desiring to have the mysteries of universal law imparted to him applies to the teacher, known as the guru, considered to be a master… to serve that teacher until he is found worthy to receive the keys to his own inner reality.” (Pg. 19)
She states, “The violet flame … is indeed the seventh-ray aspect of the Holy Spirit… the light of the Christ is refracted for mankind’s use in the planes of Matter. Each of the seven rays is a concentrated action of the light of God having a specific color and frequency resulting in a specific action of the Christ in body, mind and soul.” (Pg. 47)
She adds, “Being is electronic. Therefore another name for the I AM Presence is the Electronic Presence. Just as you have been taught to visualize the I AM Presence as the flaming identity of God surrounded by spherical rings comprising what is known as the causal body, so you may visualize that being which is your God-reality as a galaxy of light, a spiritual forcefield of tremendous cosmic power, wisdom, and love that is your very own.” (Pg. 59)
She asserts, “Make no mistake. Though organizations have failed, though individuals have betrayed the trust of God and man, the Great White Brotherhood continues to sponsor qualified leadership in outer activities and to use them both as the threshing floor where the chaff and the wheat may be separated to prove who is worthy of association with hierarchy. The Keepers of the Flame Fraternity … are examples of individuals sponsored by hierarchy to represent true Church Universal and Triumphant to all who are able to receive them.” (Pg. 104)
She states, “there is abroad… an enticing spirit, beguiling as the serpent, that is not the true spirit of prophecy… it is the voice of rebellion and of witchcraft… There are the crystal ball gazers, the psychic readers and self-proclaimed messiahs… coming in the name of the Church yet denying the true Church, coming in the name of the Logos yet their lives a betrayal of true reason and the law.” (Pg. 116)
She says, “In 1876, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky was ordered … to write ‘Isis Unveiled.’… Mary Baker Eddy was given certain revelations which she set forth in ‘Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Though at times beset with their own preconceptions and the burden of the mass consciousness, these witnesses codified the truth dan the law of East and West as the culmination of thousands of years of their souls’ distillations of the Spirit.” (Pg. 121)
This book may interest some who are studying the Church Universal and Triumphant.
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